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Anonymous wrote:Are Republicans realizing that governing like ketamine fueled sociopaths may not be popular with the voting populace?

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/04/02/republicans-midterm-backlash-fears-030290
Republicans are increasingly anxious about a midterms wipeout.

After Tuesday night’s elections, Republicans are starting to worry that the shock and awe of President Donald Trump’s second term will haunt them in the 2026 midterms.

Inside the GOP, there is a growing sense that the party should get back to basics and focus on the pocketbook issues that many voters sent them to Washington to address. There’s internal disagreement about the effects of Trump’s new tariffs announced on Wednesday. Some say they will ultimately lead to reviving American manufacturing — but even many of the president’s allies fear they could drive up prices and potentially crash the economy.

The Republican anxiety comes in the wake of a landslide defeat in a Wisconsin Supreme Court race and double-digit underperformance in two Florida special elections. Both reverberated across the party on Wednesday, as some Republican elected officials and strategists called for Trump and his billionaire adviser Elon Musk to adopt a more cautious approach to governing.

Is this the same Politico with $8+ million in federal government contracts ended by DOGE?

No, because that’s not true. Are you a moron? Jesus, you are a gullible bunch. No wonder he got elected.

https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2025/02/fact-check-usaid-did-not-spend-8-million-on-politico-llc.html

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/usaid-payments-to-politico/

Are you talking about the same DOGE that is scamming the US taxpayers out of millions and millions? Maybe billions?

https://futurism.com/elon-musk-doge-expenses

https://www.inc.com/chris-morris/doge-was-created-to-save-the-government-money-it-may-end-up-costing-billions/91168336

https://newrepublic.com/post/193093/irs-revenue-elon-musk-doge-cuts

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Anonymous wrote:Are Republicans realizing that governing like ketamine fueled sociopaths may not be popular with the voting populace?

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/04/02/republicans-midterm-backlash-fears-030290
Republicans are increasingly anxious about a midterms wipeout.

After Tuesday night’s elections, Republicans are starting to worry that the shock and awe of President Donald Trump’s second term will haunt them in the 2026 midterms.

Inside the GOP, there is a growing sense that the party should get back to basics and focus on the pocketbook issues that many voters sent them to Washington to address. There’s internal disagreement about the effects of Trump’s new tariffs announced on Wednesday. Some say they will ultimately lead to reviving American manufacturing — but even many of the president’s allies fear they could drive up prices and potentially crash the economy.

The Republican anxiety comes in the wake of a landslide defeat in a Wisconsin Supreme Court race and double-digit underperformance in two Florida special elections. Both reverberated across the party on Wednesday, as some Republican elected officials and strategists called for Trump and his billionaire adviser Elon Musk to adopt a more cautious approach to governing.

Is this the same Politico with $8+ million in federal government contracts ended by DOGE?

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Anonymous wrote:Republicans should be anxious. In the last election, there were 69 Republican House members that won their seats with less than a 10 percent margin. Every single one of those seats will be an easy pickup for Democrats in 26. There were also 11 Republican Senators that won with less than a 10 percent margin. Democrats have a bad senate map in 26 but retaking the senate is very possible now.

Republican politicians are going to have to choose soon - fealty to Trump and Musk or their jobs.

It doesn't matter if they choose fealty or not. The House was always going to be lost in the midterms with a lame duck President. But now, as you described the losses will be catastrophic. The GOP has near-zero percent chance of retaining the House.

Agree. The question is just how catastrophic the losses are.

That having been said, I’m not sure a lot of the core groups that switched to Trump are going to be impacted by the devastation of the tariffs. If there is a Great Depression, yes. But take the young Gen Z men who flocked to Trump. They don’t have stock or even any hope of stock so the stock market doesn’t bother them. They don’t have any belief they’ll ever have a house, so interest rates don’t bother them. In fact they might be happy that government employees, UMC folks, etc. are suffering as they perceive those groups as causing their suffering.

These tariffs were targeted to and disproportionately hit Biden voters. I don’t know how that impacts the midterms.

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Anonymous wrote:Republicans should be anxious. In the last election, there were 69 Republican House members that won their seats with less than a 10 percent margin. Every single one of those seats will be an easy pickup for Democrats in 26. There were also 11 Republican Senators that won with less than a 10 percent margin. Democrats have a bad senate map in 26 but retaking the senate is very possible now.

Republican politicians are going to have to choose soon - fealty to Trump and Musk or their jobs.

It doesn't matter if they choose fealty or not. The House was always going to be lost in the midterms with a lame duck President. But now, as you described the losses will be catastrophic. The GOP has near-zero percent chance of retaining the House.

Agree. The question is just how catastrophic the losses are.

That having been said, I’m not sure a lot of the core groups that switched to Trump are going to be impacted by the devastation of the tariffs. If there is a Great Depression, yes. But take the young Gen Z men who flocked to Trump. They don’t have stock or even any hope of stock so the stock market doesn’t bother them. They don’t have any belief they’ll ever have a house, so interest rates don’t bother them. In fact they might be happy that government employees, UMC folks, etc. are suffering as they perceive those groups as causing their suffering.

These tariffs were targeted to and disproportionately hit Biden voters. I don’t know how that impacts the midterms.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Republicans should be anxious. In the last election, there were 69 Republican House members that won their seats with less than a 10 percent margin. Every single one of those seats will be an easy pickup for Democrats in 26. There were also 11 Republican Senators that won with less than a 10 percent margin. Democrats have a bad senate map in 26 but retaking the senate is very possible now.

Republican politicians are going to have to choose soon - fealty to Trump and Musk or their jobs.

It doesn't matter if they choose fealty or not. The House was always going to be lost in the midterms with a lame duck President. But now, as you described the losses will be catastrophic. The GOP has near-zero percent chance of retaining the House.

Agree. The question is just how catastrophic the losses are.

That having been said, I’m not sure a lot of the core groups that switched to Trump are going to be impacted by the devastation of the tariffs. If there is a Great Depression, yes. But take the young Gen Z men who flocked to Trump. They don’t have stock or even any hope of stock so the stock market doesn’t bother them. They don’t have any belief they’ll ever have a house, so interest rates don’t bother them. In fact they might be happy that government employees, UMC folks, etc. are suffering as they perceive those groups as causing their suffering.

These tariffs were targeted to and disproportionately hit Biden voters. I don’t know how that impacts the midterms.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Republicans should be anxious. In the last election, there were 69 Republican House members that won their seats with less than a 10 percent margin. Every single one of those seats will be an easy pickup for Democrats in 26. There were also 11 Republican Senators that won with less than a 10 percent margin. Democrats have a bad senate map in 26 but retaking the senate is very possible now.

Republican politicians are going to have to choose soon - fealty to Trump and Musk or their jobs.

It doesn't matter if they choose fealty or not. The House was always going to be lost in the midterms with a lame duck President. But now, as you described the losses will be catastrophic. The GOP has near-zero percent chance of retaining the House.

Agree. The question is just how catastrophic the losses are.

That having been said, I’m not sure a lot of the core groups that switched to Trump are going to be impacted by the devastation of the tariffs. If there is a Great Depression, yes. But take the young Gen Z men who flocked to Trump. They don’t have stock or even any hope of stock so the stock market doesn’t bother them. They don’t have any belief they’ll ever have a house, so interest rates don’t bother them. In fact they might be happy that government employees, UMC folks, etc. are suffering as they perceive those groups as causing their suffering.

These tariffs were targeted to and disproportionately hit Biden voters. I don’t know how that impacts the midterms.

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Anonymous wrote:I am not anxious. Is this the same poster who said his campaign was in free falls s then he won?

My Republican brother isn't anxious because he doesn't pay attention to the news, it's just all angry and upset people who make people angry and upset.

So saying that ostrich people aren't anxious isn't exactly meaningful. Sorry not sorry.

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Anonymous wrote:Republicans should be anxious. In the last election, there were 69 Republican House members that won their seats with less than a 10 percent margin. Every single one of those seats will be an easy pickup for Democrats in 26. There were also 11 Republican Senators that won with less than a 10 percent margin. Democrats have a bad senate map in 26 but retaking the senate is very possible now.

Republican politicians are going to have to choose soon - fealty to Trump and Musk or their jobs.

It doesn't matter if they choose fealty or not. The House was always going to be lost in the midterms with a lame duck President. But now, as you described the losses will be catastrophic. The GOP has near-zero percent chance of retaining the House.

Anonymous wrote:Republicans should be anxious. In the last election, there were 69 Republican House members that won their seats with less than a 10 percent margin. Every single one of those seats will be an easy pickup for Democrats in 26. There were also 11 Republican Senators that won with less than a 10 percent margin. Democrats have a bad senate map in 26 but retaking the senate is very possible now.

Republican politicians are going to have to choose soon - fealty to Trump and Musk or their jobs.

Anonymous wrote:I am not anxious. Is this the same poster who said his campaign was in free falls s then he won?

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Anonymous wrote:Good, I hope we mop the floor with them.

It’s not going well. Despite all the bluster from MAGA posters, the negative effects of Trump’s destruction of the federal government and our economy is starting to be felt. It’s only going to get worse as more people are told that the program or contract they relied on has been cut. Remember many thought it would be similar to Trump’s first term. The GOP will pay the price. As it should. As the governing party.

Interest rates, mortgage rates are coming down. .62% drop in ten year yield.

Already the government is paying over a trillion dollars a year in interest. If rates hit 6% this will be over two trillion dollars a year on a debt that would be increasing by even more than that.
The current paid rate is around 3% and will increase as debt rolls over. Getting rates from 4.79 to 4.17 is significant, and even more significant if it goes down to 3%, and thus stops the increase in interest payments.

Numbers are a variable science. Emotions are a fixed science.

Nope. Emotions are fickle, not fixed.

The alternative to the current situation would be a President Harris who would continue to borrow money until the U.S. couldn't afford to pay it back. The midterms are 1.5 years from now, and we're already seeing both sides capitulate a bit. Ontario has indicated it would lift its tariffs if the U.S. did the same, Israel has already lifted them, other countries are following suit. President Trump indicated he would be willing to negotiate on tariffs, now that he has the world's attention. Likewise, the stock market has experienced a well-needed pullback after being overvalued based on historical metrics.

Narrator: the rate of government spending has accelerated under Trump.

Cite? Seems like President Trump is trying to CUT government spending, but for some reason, Democrats won't allow this?

I put this in the economy thread a week ago. “Seems” is doing a lot of work in your sentence, and indeed in everything that Trump does.

That would be the CR under Biden, followed by the current CR which was largely a continuation of Biden's CR, plus some DOGE cuts. The 2nd quarter would have some more DOGE cuts, plus possibly a rescission package cut from the CR.

Anonymous wrote:I am not anxious. Is this the same poster who said his campaign was in free falls s then he won?